Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Gallup was born on 25 August 1775, in Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Thomas P Gallup Jr, was 25 and his mother, Rebecca Gilkey, was 36. He married Sally Cutler on 22 June 1804, in Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 4 January 1862, in Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Thomas Gallup, "United States Census, 1850"
- Thomas Gallup, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Thomas Gallup in entry for Sarah Gallup Gilson, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English (Sussex): nickname possibly from Middle English galop (Old French galop) ‘gallop’ (the fastest pace of a horse) and given to one who habitually rode at speed, either through temperament or by occupation as a messenger. The surname itself has not been found before the 16th century, so it may be a shortened form of Galpin (earlier Galopin), which has a very similar post-medieval distribution and original sense. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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